RE: [Hammock Camping] australian heritage fleet hammock

Slowhike, I have the same questions regarding material to use. I was thinking of using silk, Cordura, or pack cloth. I used some Cordura when I built my pack,

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Slowhike,

I have the same questions regarding material to use. I was thinking of using
silk, Cordura, or pack cloth. I used some Cordura when I built my pack, and
it was difficult to rip out stiching in this material.

Instead of rope edges, I was considering using 1" poly straps that would
allow zig-zag stitching and bar tacking.

I also thought of adding a bottom layer of 1.1 ripstop, to hold a pad.

a few weeks ago, someone showed a link for the above hammock w/
spreader bars(someone else said it looked like what you`d see flipper
haging in). if someone wanted to expriment w/ a lightweight model like
that, what weight fabric would you guess would be needed? i would
think a really thin fabric would be more likly to fail since body
weight would be pulling down along the sides where the hammock folds
over the rope & is sewn back to its self (perhaps w/ a double hem). is
any one else working on that idea? thanks...slowhike

> Slowhike,
>>
> I have the same questions regarding material to use. I was thinking

of using

> silk, Cordura, or pack cloth. I used some Cordura when I built my

pack, and

> it was difficult to rip out stiching in this material.

****Wow, really strong. Kind of heavy...

>
> Instead of rope edges, I was considering using 1" poly straps that

would

> allow zig-zag stitching and bar tacking.

****Sounds good to me. I think that your ability to attach the side
ropes or webbing to the body fabric without creating highly stressed
spots will be the determining factor in how thin you can go on the
body material. Zig-zag sounds good, bartacks, maybe not.

> I also thought of adding a bottom layer of 1.1 ripstop, to hold a

pad.
****Definitely.

****I think that it will end up being pretty heavy and overly
strong. But, if you ever do have to carry a dolphin in it...